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Research has linked certain PFAS with a variety of potential health effects, including cancer, reduced vaccine response, reproductive issues, delays in child development, hormonal issues and increased cholesterol levels. Quebec toxicologist Marc-André Verner said the latest science suggests there may be no safe level of exposure to PFAS. At the …
Read More »Fish not biting ‘like they used to’ in Lac-Mégantic 10 years after rail disaster
Pierre Grenier says that ever since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que. spilled 100,000 litres of crude oil into the Chaudière River, fishing hasn’t been the same. Anglers like him are catching fewer fish, and their catches are increasingly adult fish — a sign that fewer fish are being born. …
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